Japanese rail operator JR East is considering adding add freight cars to its Shinkansen trains, and may develop entire ...

“The new Shinkansen-based offering will help to mitigate the problem,” said Takako Tsutsumiguchi, manager of JR East’s marketing headquarters. JR East first delivered goods aboard the ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is planning to refigure the layout on some of its Shinkansen train cars to allow passengers to work remotely and in relative peace while traveling. JR East said ...

Standing on platform 19 at Tokyo Station, a bustling cathedral to modern rail travel, it's hard to believe that it was 60 years ago this year that the first Shinkansen train departed from here ...

Some shinkansen bullet train services were delayed Saturday morning due to a malfunctioning maintenance vehicle, affecting ...

The JR companies have been working on ways to use the shinkansen to provide freight services to compensate for lost passenger revenue. JR East, in particular, began experimenting with the Tohoku ...

JR East says the power outage was caused by the failure of an electrical cable above the Shinkansen track in Saitama City near Tokyo at around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Four bullet trains ground to a halt ...

The mountainous countryside makes for steep gradients and lots of curves. The Shinkansen trains are so fast that booming in and out of tunnels can create serious turbulence. Running through some ...

where JR East operates. They will also consider new proposals, such as allowing passengers on Shinkansen bullet trains to ...

A Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train has begun operation for a limited time, as part of a collaboration between East Japan Railway Co. and Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort.

Some Shinkansen bullet train services near Tokyo were delayed Saturday morning due to a malfunctioning maintenance vehicle, ...